Playing The Keyboard Along With Rhythm Playback - Yamaha P-515 Owner's Manual

Playing the Keyboard along with Rhythm
Playback
You can select a Rhythm from a variety of musical genres, such as Pops and Jazz, and play along with it.
Refer to "Rhythm List" on page 109.
For this instrument, Rhythm refers to drums and bass accompaniment.
[RHYTHM]
button
1.
Press the [RHYTHM] button to start Rhythm playback.
Intro playback starts followed by the Rhythm playback.
To set the Intro/Ending on or off
"Intro" and "Ending" allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment.
You can set "Intro" and "Ending" on/off via "Intro" or "Ending" in the
"Metronome/Rhythm" menu display (page 96).
2.
Use the [<]/[>] buttons to call up the desired Rhythm.
For details on the available Rhythms, refer to the Rhythm List (page 109).
3.
Play the keyboard along with Rhythm playback.
The instrument will automatically create appropriate accompaniment
bass sound while you play, based on the chords you play.
The default setting of the bass sound is "On. "
If you don't want to have the bass accompaniment sound, set it to "Off ".
Press the [FUNCTION] button repeatedly to call up the "Metronome/
Rhythm" menu display. Select "Bass, " and then press [>] button to switch
on/off.
4.
To stop Rhythm playback, press the [RHYTHM] button
again.
The Rhythm will automatically stop after the Ending is played.
5.
Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the "Rhythm" display.
[ ]/[ ]/[<]/[>] [EXIT] button
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buttons
About the Rhythm Tempo
• The Rhythm tempo is
equivalent to that set for the
Metronome (page 41).
• Although you set the Rhythm
tempo, selecting a MIDI Song
will change the tempo value
to that specified in the
selected MIDI Song data.
• When you press the [TEMPO]
button to call up the "Tempo"
display to change the
Rhythm tempo, during
Rhythm playback, press the
[EXIT] button to return to the
"Rhythm" display from the
"Tempo" display.
Detailed Settings for the
Rhythm
From the "Metronome/Rhythm"
menu display (page 96), you
can set detailed parameters,
such as Rhythm volume and
Sync Start, with which pressing
a key will start Rhythm
playback.
NOTE
The "Rhythm" display cannot
be called up during the Song
playback or recording.
NOTE
• Some arrangements may not
be suitable for use with this
feature.
• 9th, 11th and 13th chords
cannot be played.
• For details on how to play
chords, refer to commercially
available chord books.
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